Bitkas Recipe

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Bitkas
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
283
Calories
Total time
570
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Cut the beef into slices about 1/3 inch thick. With a meat mallet, hammer all the slices flat until they are 1/3 of their original thickness. Sprinkle each slice generously with salt, pepper, and paprika on one side only. Put 2 or 3 beef slices on a plate, with seasoning side up, and put some onion slices on top. Add layers of beef and onion until all the meat is out. Wrap the plate with plastic wrap or foil; set aside for one hour at room temperature, or overnight in the refrigerator.
  2. Pour water into a Dutch oven, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, and add bay leaves.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) .
  4. Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium high heat. Separate onions from bitkas. Reserve half of the onions, and discard the rest. Fry bitkas 3 at a time for 20 seconds on each side. Transfer fried meat into boiling water.
  5. Chop the reserved onion coarsely. Saute in the beef drippings over medium heat. Drain, reserving drippings, and add onions along with mushrooms, prunes, honey and garlic to the meat. Skim fat from drippings, and add to the meat.
  6. Transfer the pot to the oven. Roast for one hour at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Turn the heat off, and then let the pot cool down slowly in the oven for approximately 2 hours. Repeat the heating cycle 3 times. After 20 minutes in the oven take the pot out, and fish out the mushrooms; cut into 1/8 inch wide stripes, and return to the pot. During heating, take the pot out every 20 minutes and rearrange the bitkas. Check that nothing sticks to the bottom; normally nothing does. Check water level. If necessary, add some boiling water. Usually I have to add about 1/2 cup boiling water in the beginning of each heating cycle. During last heating cycle, check the sauce taste. Season to taste.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 283.12 Kcal (1185 kJ)
Calories from fat 123.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.69g 21%
Cholesterol 83.14mg 28%
Sodium 1251.16mg 52%
Potassium 612.72mg 13%
Total Carbs 6.66g 2%
Sugars 2.48g 10%
Dietary Fiber 1.12g 4%
Protein 35.49g 71%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 6%
Iron 3.2mg 18%
Calcium 42mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 77.04 Kcal (323 kJ)
Calories from fat 33.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.73g 21%
Cholesterol 22.62mg 28%
Sodium 340.45mg 52%
Potassium 166.73mg 13%
Total Carbs 1.81g 2%
Sugars 0.68g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 4%
Protein 9.66g 71%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 6%
Iron 0.9mg 18%
Calcium 11.4mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.6
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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